Groningen
Custom software in Groningen
There are three systems. Each system handles roughly half the workload, and in between them is a spreadsheet that someone updates manually. On an annual basis, this set-up costs more than it would cost to replace all three systems.
I develop bespoke software for businesses in Groningen and the rest of the Netherlands: client portals, booking systems, internal tools and dashboards. The developer who writes the code is the person you’ll be in contact with, from the initial concept right through to long after the launch.
When bespoke software is the right choice
A bespoke solution is the right choice if your way of working is truly very different from that of others. Or if you find that you spend a large part of the week transferring data between systems, rather than doing the actual work. The third scenario is when growth repeatedly hits a brick wall because the software won’t adapt. It’s wrong to assume that an off-the-shelf product would do the job, and I’d rather not take on the work than pretend that it would. A project that should never have been built in the first place is a loss for both of us.
What you get
I’ll include a fixed price in the quote, and nothing further will be charged after that. Every week, I’ll send you something for review via a private preview link. Upon completion, I’ll provide you with the source code, the documentation and the keys. Behind the scenes, I use Laravel, the framework most PHP developers are familiar with, so there’s no need for anyone to stay on to maintain it. The largest project I’ve built using it has 95 tables and 269 documented endpoints, but most projects are much smaller.
A developer actually based in Groningen
My office is in Groningen. If you’re in the city or elsewhere in the north, I’ll come to you. For locations further afield, video calls work perfectly well, and that’s how most projects are carried out. The national companies that appear in this search result all have a page about Groningen, but not a single one actually has an office there. (They’ll probably still rank higher than me next month. I’m not going to spend any more money than they do.)
How much does bespoke software cost in Groningen?
A client portal or booking system starts at €7.500, whilst a smaller in-house tool starts at €5.000. For both, the scope is determined on a project-by-project basis, with the price fixed in the quotation before a single line of code is written. Do you need a second opinion or a one-off solution? That costs €95 per hour, and you’ll receive an estimate first. You don’t have to buy a whole project to get help.
Common questions
- Do you only work in Groningen?
- No. That is where I sit, and it decides how far I will drive. Most projects run remotely, across the whole country.
- Who owns the code when it is finished?
- Yours, from the first commit. Source, documentation and every account go over at handover, and nothing stays behind on my side.
- What if custom is not the right answer?
- You’ll find that out during the first meeting, even before any money has been spent. Sometimes two weeks of tweaks are better than a three-month redevelopment.
Are you curious to know how much your system would cost?
Tell me where the process is getting stuck and I’ll give you an honest estimate. And if bespoke software isn’t the right choice for you, I’ll tell you that straight away.